Heading (4-digit)

8201Hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry:

手道具(スペード、ショベル、つるはし、くわ、フォーク及びレーキ並びになた、なたがまその他のおの類、各種の剪定ばさみ並びに農業、園芸又は林業に使用する種類のかま、草切具、刈込みばさみ、くさびその他の道具に限る。)

HS code 8201 is a Heading (4-digit) classification number. In Japan's trade statistics (published by Ministry of Finance), it represents import/export items classified as Hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry:. This code has 6 subcategories defined below it.

Latest trade statistics

In May 2026, Japan's imports under HS code 8201 (Hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry:) totaled ¥655M (YoY -0.5%), with a volume of 665,817 KG at about ¥983/KG. The top import sources are People's Republic of China (69.8%), Taiwan (22.0%), Viet Nam (4.7%). Exports totaled ¥237M (YoY +11.3%), with a volume of 23,552 DZ at about ¥10,043/DZ. The top export destinations are United States of America (20.3%), Republic of Korea (15.5%), United Kingdom (10.1%).

Export (May 2026)
¥237M
YoY: +11.3%
Qty: 23,552 DZ
Unit price: ¥10,043/DZ
Import (May 2026)
¥655M
YoY: -0.5%
Qty: 665,817 KG
Unit price: ¥983/KG

Top export destinations (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1United States of America¥660M20.3%25,226 DZ¥26,168/DZ
2Republic of Korea¥505M15.5%38,133 DZ¥13,244/DZ
3United Kingdom¥327M10.1%18,595 DZ¥17,610/DZ
4People's Republic of China¥284M8.7%35,491 DZ¥7,993/DZ
5Netherlands¥190M5.8%15,856 DZ¥11,966/DZ

Top import sources (2025)

#CountryValueShareQtyUnit price
1People's Republic of China¥4B69.8%5,284,889 KG¥753/KG
2Taiwan¥1B22.0%777,457 KG¥1,612/KG
3Viet Nam¥270M4.7%188,508 KG¥1,433/KG
4Germany¥82M1.4%15,856 KG¥5,148/KG
5United States of America¥41M0.7%9,102 KG¥4,521/KG

Related codes

Other codes in the same classification group

8202Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades):8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools:8204Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles:8205Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blow lamps; vices, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks:8207Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools:8208Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances:8211Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor:8212Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips):8214Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files):8215Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware:

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